Seiwa

Xu Kai was vulnerable, and Cangzhou fell in the first battle, and the Yan army's momentum flourished.

King Yan immediately ordered that the army march south along the river without stopping.

In a few days, even Keke Linqing, Guantao and other places.During the garrison of Daming, a large amount of food and grass from the southern army was intercepted. Except for being transported back to Beiping and used as army rations, the rest was distributed to the local people.

The military counselor suggested that the food and grass that could not be taken away should be burned, and no grain should be left for the southern army.

King Yan hesitated, it was a pity to burn so much food for nothing.But the army is about to leave and cannot be taken away, and it is too late to transport it back to Peiping, so why not burn it and leave it to the imperial army?That doesn't fit his style of doing things.

Being in a difficult situation, Shen Xuan suggested that they could follow what they did in Dezhou and distribute food to the people.

"The prince opened a warehouse in Dezhou to release grain, and the people all praised him for his kindness. This kind of imitation is one of the ways to win the hearts of the people. Our army can avoid worries on the way south."

As soon as these words came out, King Yan's eyes lit up, "Great kindness!"

I just wanted to beat him away, but I forgot that I could still do things like this.

Thinking of Meng Qinghe who offered advice in Dezhou, King Yan felt a little regretful.It's a pity that this son failed to join the army.

The king of Yan adopted Shen Xuan's suggestion and ordered to follow the example of Dezhou, posting notices, summoning the elderly in the village, and sending subordinate officials to inform the villagers that the Yan army would distribute grain in the city.

Seeing his father praise Shen Xuan, Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity to say: "In addition to food, the winter clothes left in the warehouse can also be distributed."

The Nanjun's padded jacket was only a thin layer of cotton, which was not very warm at all, and Yan Jun really looked down on it.Furthermore, everyone in the Yan army is tall and big, and the strong Mongolian men in the cavalry are even more stocky. They don't dislike the materials used for workmanship, and the size is not suitable.

If you can't wear it yourself, it's better to distribute it to the people, change it or take out the cotton, it's all possible.

"Very good!"

King Yan stroked his short mustache, looked at his son with satisfaction, and nodded.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui have both grown a lot during these days when they went out with the army.Although the publicity is still the same, the arrogance is not diminished, but it is a little less reckless and a little more calm, so how can it not make King Yan happy.

The eldest son guards Beiping, his performance is remarkable, and he has a reputation for humility, and his reputation among civil servants is quite good.But Zhu Di's favorite is still the second son Zhu Gaoxu.

He mounts a horse and fights in front of the army. He has a bold personality.

The one who fought on the battlefield deserves to be called Zhu Di's son!

Zhu Gaosui was younger, and his bravery was no less than that of his elder brother.Compared with being unable to join the army, Zhu Gaochi was more like a literati, King Yan couldn't help sighing, if the three sons could be pinched together, it would be great if they were equal to each other.

It's a pity that there is no end in the world, and there are regrets in reality after all.Even if the gods can't get everything they want, let alone him, an ordinary person.

A real dragon?

It's just a lie to the world.

After the grain padded jackets were distributed, the Yan army continued to march south.

Like Dezhou, the common people who got enough food and clothing stood by the roadside to see off the army.

In the cold wind, seeing an old man of seventy years old, King Yan immediately got off his horse and personally supported him, took off his cloak, and put it on the old man.

"The elders are like this, and you will break the evil king."

The old man was tremblingly being supported by King Yan, with tears in his eyes, and his voice was a little fuzzy.The old man's sons and grandsons kowtowed to King Yan on their knees.

"Your Highness is kind."

"Your Highness is a thousand years old!"

The food tax has been paid twice, and the imperial army is asking for food. If His Royal Highness King Yan hadn't ordered the release of food, this winter would have been difficult.Those who have old people and young children in their families are more grateful to Yan Wang's kindness.

Many people can't help complaining that the emperor in Nanjing was able to exempt Jiangsu and Zhejiang from the heavy taxes. Why can't Shandong be exempted?In addition to paying taxes and being expropriated, life is not as good as Hongwu Dynasty!

Had it not been for Meng Qinghe's advice in Dezhou, the King of Yan would not have released food at all, and would have only stationed troops in Linqing and other places for training.At that time, the people will suffer even more. It would be nice not to praise King Yan for his kindness, but not to call him Zhu Bapipi.

The butterfly flapped its wings lightly, and the impact caused was not even expected by Meng Twelve Lang who flapped his wings.

He lifted the old man up, bowed to the ground twice, the king of Yan jumped on his horse, and said with an upright face: "Following the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao, I have set up troops to pacify Nan, in order to wipe out the treacherous officials in the court, and the Qing emperor is on the side! The emperor has been in the capital for a long time. Going out of the palace, ignoring the world, being deceived by treacherous officials, showing no mercy to the people, and abolishing the laws of the ancestors, is heartbreaking. I am alone as the son of Emperor Taizu Gao, the son of Empress Xiaoci Gao, the uncle of the emperor, and must not sit idly by! The treacherous officials will be wiped out, the universe will be wiped out, and the world will be restored. There is peace in the world!"

In this case, King Yan began to say it in the first year of Jianwen, and now he almost opens his mouth.

The confrontation is neat and the emotion is real.

In Zhu Di's mouth, raising troops and calming down represent justice!

Regardless of whether others believe it or not, in short, Zhu Di, who held the banner of Jingnan, and the rebels who followed the banner firmly believed in it.

In terms of thickness of skin, five Jianwen emperors are no match for one Yongle emperor.

Zhu Yunqi of the academic school, who engages in feudal superstition and stage play to create momentum, is no match for the bad middle-aged Zhu Di with rich social experience in flattering horses.

Dezhou has made a good start. In Linqing and other places, the name of King Yan's benevolence stabilized Emperor Jianwen.

Fewer and fewer local officials are running away with India, and more and more are taking the opportunity to change jobs.

King Yan and Emperor Jianwen are uncles and nephews. To put it bluntly, they both work for the old Zhu family, so there is no need to struggle too much.Moreover, it was widely rumored among the people that King Yan was kind, regardless of whether it was true or false, it was better to quit at this time than to run away in embarrassment and then be caught by King Yan's army.

In Shandong Province, no one can stop the Yan army's soldiers.Wherever the iron hooves pass, the officials hear the wind and descend.Those who do not surrender will either drag their families along and run away, or sit in the yamen and wait for the glorious moment to come.

The imperial army had already arrived in Shandong, and they did not confront the King of Yan head-on, but only tentatively sent out troops to make a surprise attack, and they were all repelled without any accidents.The generals sent out basically counted as one, all of them were meat buns and beat dogs, and they never returned.

Sheng Yong was not really timid and afraid to fight Yan Wang head-on.If he was really such a person, he would not have defended Jinan with Tie Xuan and tried his best to resist the Yan army for several months.

Showing weakness to the enemy has other plans.

When the Yan army continued to attack Jining, Sheng Yong finally summoned his generals and revealed his true intentions.

"A month ago, our army's salary was exhausted in Cangzhou, Dezhou. The soldiers were poor and the generals were exhausted. Yan Ni was so powerful that it was not an opportunity to fight. Now, Yan Ni has won many battles and won many battles under the moon. He must be arrogant. We It's not like waiting for work at ease, setting up ambush where they must pass, preparing firearms, bows and crossbows, luring them into the battle, and capturing them alive if they cannot be killed, this is a strategy of complete victory."

After the words fell, the military governors under the tent did not agree immediately, but showed worry on their faces.

The meaning of the coach is very clear, he wants to set up an ambush outside the city, and decide the victory or defeat in the field battle with the Yan army.

Isn't this a joke about life?

The Yan army is strong, and the victory and defeat of the city's defense are all in the number of five or five, and they want to fight in the field?

Geng Bingwen's 30 army was defeated by Zhu Di in the field battle, and only tens of thousands of people were saved by retreating to Zhending.

The army in Li Jinglong's hands totaled more than one million, and it also became a dish in front of King Yan.

Sheng Yong has less than 30 generals, half of whom are defeated troops who retreated from Dezhou, Hebei and other places.Among the generals, apart from Ping An, there were not many who could take it out, and rushing forward was to be hacked.Moreover, Ping An is also worried about the appointment of the emperor's coach, and may not do his best.Going out of the city to fight Zhu Di in this situation?

Brush loyalty and bravery, you can't play like this, right?

Everyone's expressions fell into Sheng Yong's eyes, and the voice of discussion also reached his ears.

Sheng Yong didn't say anything to reprimand him, but only said: "If we stick to the city, what chance do we have of winning?"

There was a sudden silence in the tent.

"Going out of the city to fight in the field, the outcome is unpredictable. However, if we are trapped in the city and encourage Yan Ni's trend, if we lose a lot of ground, we will definitely lose!"

"Zong Rong, this remark is inevitable..."

Song Canjun was about to speak, but was forced back by Sheng Yong's sharp gaze.

"Eat the king's salary and loyalty to the king, fear the head and the tail, but being greedy for life and fearing death is just ridiculous! Yan is against the trend, and we will fight with our lives. Even if we die, our name will be recorded in the annals of history, and we will die without regret!"

The military order silenced the voices of controversy, all the generals bowed their heads, and no one objected.

In order to boost morale, Sheng Yong ordered a cattle-slaughter banquet to reward the soldiers, and after the banquet, they put on full armor, boarded the general's platform, and swore to encourage everyone.

Sheng Yong drew out his long knife and said loudly: "Fight Yan Ni to death, fight against the city, advance but not retreat, live but not die!"

In the huge school grounds, only one person's voice echoed.

again and again.

"A fight to the death, there is no retreat, there is life but no death!"

Slowly, the sound of echo gradually rose.

Having experienced too many failures, the Southern Army almost forgot the feeling of enthusiasm and lost the courage to fight to the death.

With the sonorous voice of the coach, the glory of the soldiers and the fighting spirit of the general were ignited bit by bit.

It is also the army of Ming Dynasty, the Yan army is brave and brave, but they are not all three-headed and six-armed. They also have two arms and two heads on their shoulders. They are just fighting on the battlefield. If they die, it is enough to pull one!

The fighting spirit is overflowing in the chest, even if it is death, you must fight hard!

Above the school field, the roar of the soldiers shook the sky.

Sheng Yong raised his long knife high and never dropped it.

Even if he became the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, in the eyes of the battle-tested King Yan, Sheng Yong was still a nobody, and he was not taken seriously at all.

Sheng Yong is indeed not a famous player, he can't even beat Ping An and Xu Huizu, but against Zhu Di, he has an advantage that others don't have.

From Zhending to Peiping, from Zhengcunba to Baigou River, Hebei to Shandong, and from Dezhou to Jinan, this unknown soldier has been on the front line of the battlefield, defeated by the Yan army time and time again, and learned the truth of King Yan time and time again. sharp.

There is a saying in later generations that failure is the mother of success.

From the failure, Sheng Yong kept thinking and making progress, and gradually figured out the tactics that Zhu Di was best at using.

It is a terrible thing to be known by the enemy.

Just as Zhu Di knew Li Jinglong, relying on his understanding, he defeated the imperial army one after another.Ping An understands Zhu Di, and if it weren't for the idiot boss Li Jinglong and the strong wind that broke the handsome flag, the battle of Baigouhe might have changed its outcome.

Sheng Yong finally worked out a way to defeat the cavalry of the Yan army, but Zhu Di didn't understand Sheng Yong, on the contrary, he despised him.All kinds of reasons are superimposed, and it is doomed that King Yan, who has never suffered a defeat since Jingnan, will suffer the most painful Waterloo in his life.

Following Tie Xuan, Sheng Yong was honored to be a member of Emperor Yong Le's blacklist.

The Yan army is still advancing.

In December Jiawu, the Yan army went down to Wenshang and captured Jining.

Sheng Yong led his troops to avoid his sharp edge and stationed in Dongchang.

The Southern Army's actions are very secretive. According to Sheng Yong's words, we will enter the city quietly, dig holes carefully, and avoid shooting arrows.

In order to divert the Yan army's attention, Sheng Yong sent the vanguard general Sun Lin to set up an ambush in Huakou, not seeking victory, but only paralyzing the opponent.

After receiving this task, Sun Lin felt very complicated.

According to the commander, the purpose of this ambush was to paralyze the enemy, so that the King of Yan misjudged his own combat strength and underestimated the enemy's attack.

Think about it deeply, why did the coach entrust such an "important" task to himself?Is it because you trust yourself, or do you think you are an idiot who can make Yan Jun look down on you without acting?

Sun Lin didn't want to think about it deeply, and if he thought about it too much, he would cry.

Although sad, the forward army led by Sun Lin still faithfully carried out the order, and was successfully spotted by the Yan army's scouts, and was perfectly defeated by the Yan army's charge.

Sun Lin could have escaped originally, but he didn't expect a killing god to suddenly rush out of the enemy's formation, his whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of tangible evil spirit. There is hunger and thirst in the sharpness, as if killing people is the highest pursuit in his life.

According to Meng Twelve Lang's words, the absolute god of death has come.

Sun Lin was very lucky, but also very unlucky.

Fortunately, before being hacked to death by Shen Xuan, who was full of evil spirits, he was chopped off by Liu Jiang, a thousand households of the Yan army.

Unfortunately, a dignified vanguard general, the governor of the second rank, was captured alive by a thousand households. Such an experience really made him unable to hold his head up.

In fact, Sun Lin didn't have to be like this.With Yang Songzhuanmei, who was hacked to death by Meng Shierang twice, he was captured alive by thousands of households anyway, so it is not worth being depressed.

Liu Jiang still has at least five levels of combat power. No matter how big Meng Qinghe is, his combat power is still scum.

Taking down Sun Lin's vanguard, Shen Xuan finally achieved zero breakthrough in this battle.He began to seriously consider whether he should cover his face on the battlefield in the future, otherwise the enemy would run away when they saw him, or howl, and it would be too difficult to continue to be promoted based on military exploits.

In December Yimao, the Yan army finally arrived in Dongchang.

The army under Sheng Yong's command has already been prepared and ready for battle.

Seeing that the southern army was out of the city to fight, and most of them were infantry, King Yan immediately ordered Yang Duo and Zheng Heng to lead the cavalry to attack the left flank of the army.

Shen Xuan was left in the army, as for the reason... King Yan turned his head silently, put his fist to his mouth and coughed twice, his nephew was really too tough.For the sake of the army, let's temporarily suppress the formation.

Yang Duo and Zheng Heng's attack was very smooth. The cavalry rushed in front of them, and the left wing of the southern army was in chaos.

King Yan thought that the opportunity to fight had arrived, so he drew his long sword and ordered the whole army to attack.Five or six million enemies were still hacked, and the mere 60+ people were simply ignored by him.

The southern army was in chaos again, and King Yan personally led the Mongolian cavalry to charge into the formation, cutting left and right, and it was quite smooth.

When I was excited, I found that although the southern army was in chaos, they did not flee in all directions. Compared with the soldiers outside the formation, there were too many soldiers holding firecrackers and crossbows in the formation.

Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a sudden sense of crisis.Years of experience and keen intuition from fighting on the battlefield told him that the situation was wrong!

Reminiscing that Baigouhe almost fell under Ping'an's plan, he immediately turned his horse's head around, but it was too late.

In the formation, more and more musketeers and crossbowmen gathered, and the southern army who had been yelling before suddenly showed a ferocious smile and bared his white teeth.

Amidst the ear-shattering sound, black smoke rose with the pungent smell of gunpowder, splashing iron beads, and piercing crossbow arrows, weaving a net of death for the Yan army.

Needless to say, the Yan army's toughness, even if they were hit by firecrackers and crossbows, they still insisted on fighting, and they couldn't get out of the line of fire with injuries.

After hitting and hitting, the injured Yan Jun felt dizzy, his wound was painful, his hands and feet were weak, and when he looked at the wound bleeding black, he immediately understood what was going on.

"Despicable, insidious!"

Since the start of the war, such words have always been the mantra of the Southern Army, but today they were scolded by the Yan Army.

The Southern Army found that being scolded by the enemy like this was quite enjoyable.

Well, soldiers on the battlefield can no longer be judged by common sense.

The crossbow arrows were smeared with poison, not to mention seeing blood seal the throat, they could also penetrate the intestines in five steps.Even if the Yan army's doctor knew the detoxification method, the soldiers were trapped in the battle and missed the best time for treatment, and there was still only a dead end.

The Southern Army has earnestly implemented Sheng Yong's requirements during the pre-war mobilization, and will never let an enemy go while you are sick and killing you!

The Yan army fell one by one, and the encirclement of the southern army shrank and tightened. King Yan was once again trapped in the formation, and the situation was very critical.

Zhu Di was trapped, and all the generals under his command were extremely anxious.

Without saying a word, Zhu Neng brandished his long knife and rushed towards the army formation with his own soldiers.

All the firecrackers and poisonous crossbows were left behind.

Without the coach, the army may collapse at any time, and the great cause of the rebellion comes to an abrupt end, and these rebels are also dead.

Also rushing into the formation was Zhang Yu and Shen Xuan.

Zheng Heng and Yang Duo are not far behind.

The general of the Yan army has only one purpose, and he must fish out the king of Yan!

Zhu Neng's luck was very good, and he soon found the besieged King Yan among the chaos.We should really be grateful to Emperor Jianwen for his orders of "kindness in the house" and "no killing of relatives". Even though all the guards around him were dead and he was in a mess, King Yan still hadn't scratched his skin at all.

Just kidding, the crossbow bolts are poisonous, who would dare to shoot at him?

The accuracy of the firecracker is too poor, pointing at the buttocks can hit the head, how can I explain that I killed King Yan?

The southern army could only put down their superior weapons, and cut each other with Yan Wang's sword.

In terms of the level of killing people, who can compare to Zhu Laosi?

King Yan lasted until the reinforcements arrived, and with Zhu Neng's desperate charge, he finally broke out of the encirclement.

Zhang Yu, Shen Xuan and others who also came to rescue King Yan were not so lucky.

Without convenient communication equipment, he didn't even know that the boss had been rescued, so he kept fighting inside.After fighting in the battle, he found that King Yan was not rescued, and he fell into many crises instead.

The soldiers fell one by one, only Zhang Yu and Shen Xuan remained.The horses were also shot to death by crossbows. Surrounded by the southern army, the two held long spears and stood back to back. The blood of the enemy was solidified on the armor, and dozens of corpses of the southern army were already lying under their feet.

rush out!

Zhang Yu shouted loudly, and swept his spear across, Shen Xuan picked up a soldier of the Southern Army, blood rained down amidst the screams.

The bravery of the two made the southern army fearful, and they raised their firecrackers and crossbows one after another.

There was a sound of firecrackers, but there were not many crossbow arrows. It turned out that the soldiers who had just besieged Zhang Yu and Shen Xuan spent a lot of crossbow arrows, and there was no time to replenish them.

"kill!"

Murderous intent soared into the sky, Shen Xuan and Zhang Yu seized the opportunity and vowed to break a bloody path, sweeping the spear across the room, completely becoming two killing gods.

Outside the battle, Zhang Fu was very anxious when he learned that his father was trapped in the battle to save King Yan.The king of Gaoyang County was accidentally hit by a crossbow arrow while charging into the battle. Fortunately, he was rescued in time, but he was unable to fight.

When King Yan heard that Zhang Yu and Shen Xuan were trapped in the formation, his heart was shaken. He pulled a horse and wanted to charge into the formation himself.

Zheng He, who had injured one leg, desperately hugged the horse's head, and was thrown on the back by Zhu Di with a whip.

"Get out of the way!" Zhu Di sternly shouted, "Don't get out of the way, I'll kill you!"

In anxiety, Zhu Di actually called himself "I".

Zheng He didn't dare to give in, even if Zhu Di whipped him a few more times, he would never give in.If it gets trapped again, who else can rescue the prince?

The white dog also rushed forward, took two lashes for Zheng He, gritted his teeth, and refused to make a sound.

Zhu Neng jumped on another horse, picked up his spear, and said: "My lord can't go, I'll take my place on behalf of my lord, and I will definitely rescue brother Shimei and Ziyu!"

After saying that, he pulled the rein of the horse, and the Yan army who charged out from the formation roared away with him again.

King Yan was in a hurry, he got rid of Zheng He and Bai Gou'er and was about to follow, but Ping An, who had not been seen all this time, suddenly rushed out from behind and held him back.

King Yan's tiger eyes were stained with blood, and he clenched his long knife tightly, "Sheng Yong, peace, I will kill you alone!"

Beiping City

The cold wind swept the heavy snow and howled all night, the blue glazed tiles of the palace were covered with a thick layer of silver.

A row of ice edges hangs from the eaves, reflecting different colors under the sunlight.

Meng Qinghe put down his pen, stood up, and pushed open the window hard. The north wind cleared his mind, but it couldn't blow away the restlessness in his heart.

Standing by the window for a long time, he sneezed solidly.

As soon as the window was closed, two young eunuchs brought food boxes to the house, opened the lid, and the food was still steaming.

"Trouble the two of you."

The little eunuch bowed hurriedly, not even daring to say anything, compared to sweeping snow and deicing, they only need to be responsible for delivering meals to the officials, which is already an easy job.

According to the rules of the palace, these little eunuchs who only wear flowerless T-shirts are not allowed to say a word.

Would you like to say hello?That's not in his early years, it's because he hasn't been boarded for a few days and is looking for a beating.

An era has its own rules, and if one is not used to it, one must also adapt.

When the eunuch left, Meng Qinghe picked up the chopsticks, just picked up a dish with the chopsticks, but failed to put it into his mouth, the jade pendant on his neck suddenly slipped off.

Hastily tore off the collar, and the brocade rope tied to the jade pendant broke.

Sitting at the table, pressing his hands on his chest, the irritability that had just been suppressed rose again, and he felt unspeakably flustered.

Meng Qinghe frowned, wondering what was going on?